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The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina • 55

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"2 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Sunday July 2 1961 3 These Girls Will Wed Heiress Is The Ranch 'Boss' Upton Tarp Miss Carolyn Frances Upton daughter of Mr and Mrs John Upton of 2:11 Auten Road will marry Larry Gordon Earp in the early fall He is the son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Earp of 224 State St lanky dashing pilot just nut of the Navy Her present husban(I contractor Richard Burt is the son of a Laguna Beach dry cleaner dogs around" she recalled "When eating he'd throw them bones from the table just to watch them skid and scramble across the bare floor No one could tell him that the bones lacerated the poor animals' stomachs tis4 1 4' Oh 00014s 1 110 ia 4( llhf zli414---t ty She has two children one by Swinden and the other by Penniman Miss Upton Miss Anderson rp- sdtip st rit i 0041" 4 A twitti 'Nt P' 2 4 ca Miss Upton Miss Anderson TUSTIN or A blonde with the vigor of the California 49ers and about as much gold is helping change an historic 93- 000-acre ranch into sprawling suburbia a freeway hop from bustling Los Angeles She's Joan Irvine Burt junoesque 27-year-old with beauty brains millions of dollars and a fierce devotion to the picturesque Irvine ranch her great grandfather founded almost a century ago possibly largest undeveloped tract in an urban area in the nation A study in contrasts the big game hunter society belle yachtswoman is in many ways a run-of-suburbia is presently being accomplished in helter-skelter manner without rhyme or reason "And this is the time hen the nation's leading businessmen and land planners keep stressing that the company's 93000 acres in Orange County the only such urban acreage under single ownership in the country today offer an unparalleled and golden opportunity in the creatiort of new and lasting standards of community development "Either give the company the vigorous and alert leadership which is the obligation of the president or step aside" Miss Elma Frances Anderson of Statesboro Ga and Billy Joe Woos ley of 1208 Providence Road will marry Aug 19 She is the daughterof Mr and Mrs Ralph Anderson of Mars Bill Be is the son of Mr and Mrs Pe)ton Woos ley of Clemmons Like her grandfather Mrs Burt loves the land loves to hunt and fish When she married her second husband they spent a honeymoon of several months flying and hunt-lug in South America What would her grandfather think of her plan to change the hills and dales of the celebrated ranch into homes and cities? "I don't know" said Mrs Burt thoughtfully "Rut he made it possible by keeping the land in one piece" her first husband Charles Swinden was a lifeguard in nearby Laguna Beach Her second Buss Penniman was a tt L1 4 Loveerrychodnik SCOTTSDALE Ariz Miss Marilyn 1 Louise Love a former Charlotte resident and 4 Paul Andrew Prychodnik will marry Sept 30 iShe is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Love He is the son of Mr and Mrs An rew Prychodnik of Uhoenix Ariz She can talk Paris fashions at a Pasadena social hall as demurely as any sub-deb or give a crusty ranch wrangler lessons in cattle branding JOAN BURT ranch director BANDS BEAUTY COLLEGE 2640 TRYON ST PHONE 332-9183 or ED 44034 DEVELOP YOUR ARTISTIC ABILITY REGISTER NOW For Complete Courses in Anorentice or Advanced Cosmetolosy Mail This Coupon or Call for More Information dqg 111 41r McFadden under fire stepped aside The board at the young heiress' urging approved the master plan and brought in former Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas as company president to help execute it OLDTIMERS compare the tenacious Mrs Burt to her grandfather James Irvine son of the founder who ran the ranch lontil his death in 1947 ''He always had a swarm of version of Monaco's Grace Kelly But her scrimmages with fellow Irvine Company directors have been anything but princess-like And she loves a good fight Last December she won a frequently bitter three-year battle with fellow Irvine Company directors for a master deNelopment plan for the sleepy ratIch that has remained Wily intact since the days of the Spanish dons 1 NAME STREET NO CITY Kuhn-Sentelle SPARTANBURG Miss Francis Anne Kuhn and William Eugene Sentelle III will marry Aug lg She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Raymond Kuhn Jr for met Charlotte residents Ile is the son of Mr and Mrs William Eugene Sentelle Jr of ZONE STATE "A Career With a Future" "It Never Costs Any Extra To Re Pays" "I want the ranch in keep pace with progress In Ca him- nia" said Mrs Burt whose 20 per cent or the company's stock is 'valued at more than $20 million "The ranch must meet changing times" One of her first demands when she became one of the company's seven directors in 1957 was tor a pay raise for ranch employes especially low income field workers The fie dgli ng executive brought in her own attorneys and accountants for a check of the hooks Result: She told one official to resign or else lie resigned Moving 'toward a showdown a year ago she sent a letter to then-company Oesident A McFadden and released It to the press It read In part BogacheRutenberg MYRTLE BEACH Miss Sandra Lee Bogache a student at Watts Hospital School of Nursing in Durham will marry John Knight Rutenberg She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Michael Bogache He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Walter Martin Rutenberg of Jackson Heights Long Island The wedding date is 7 A '40 i 1 I A MA' Memo to all women from Mrs Beatrice Adler consultant and one of the world's most experienced corsetieres So why not choose your WARNER'S "BIRTHDAY SUIT" (TM) in the charming atmosphere df ELAINE'S where you receive the unhurried personal attention of Mrs free! 411 1: CI) it 'f Miss Love Miss Kuhn Miss Bogache Miss Iterion 4 44 0 -1" c4 4t12tioNt---0 104t- 100'itly i 0 Miss Love Miss Kuhn 5 4v 5 Miss Bogache Miss Iteri()n I -49 A sl Si btr 2 1 "Mare than two years ago I pleaded with the board to authorize a master plan for the urban development of our Orange County properties "My request was rejected "In the absence of a master plan conversion of company's lands for urban development ELAINE'S UNDERFASHION SHOPS Member lit Union National Charge Plan 334 Charlottetown Mall ED 2-1383 FREE DELIVERY SERVICE ON TELEPHONE ORDERS WARNER'S "IlirthdaY fTM style 3215 a Lycra SLIMWEAR pullon that's perfect for the sleek line freedom overly woman craves White 32 to 313 120 Herion-Deal MOUNT PLEASANT Miss Elizabeth 1-Tenon and Claude Deal Jr will marry Aug She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Ilerion Ile is the son of the Bev and Airs Claude Deal of Landis AteAutzlzia The plan calls for a complete urban complex for the rolling ranchland that covers one-fifth of Orange county and rums from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean This plan includes a golf course recreation-beach facilities hotels homes entire cities and 1000 acres for a proposed campus of the University of California Dr oug hts depressions and California's World War II land boom have failed to change the ranch that great-grandfather James Irvine and three other San Francisco businessmen welded from three old Spanish land grants in the 11160s in an era of burgeoning cities freeways and tract homes the ranch just 40 miles south of Los Angeles is a nostalgic reminder of siesta-sweet bygone days of rancheros and early settlers TODAY ON quiet hillsides overlooking chaotic freeways bask rows of orange and lemon trees Below the high-pitched whine of flying jets graze cattle and iheep as they did almost a century ago Still untouched by picnic basket invaders is eight miles of cove-studded coastline between the resorts of Newport and Laguna Beaches Tanned athletic Mrs Burt looks like a field and stream DrakeBtirnett DARLINGTON Mr and Mrs Franke William Drake announce the engage ment of their daughter Alice Alston to Ben jamin Burnett They will marry Aug He ix the on of Mr and Mrs Claude Burnett of Greer MECK 1111 Furniture 111(11141fe Draperies SHOP Carpeting Reupholstering Decorating Accessories SHOPSOut North Tryon Street Just Five 'Miles Ply ler-Maples LANCASTER Miss Patricia Ann Ply ler and Pm David Maples both of Colim his have set Sept 18 as their wedding date She in the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Gaylord Plyier He is the son of Mr and Mrs A Maples of Cheraw Miss Drake Miss Ply ter They Announce Wedding Plans SALE THRU JULY 8th 1)000000000 Come see our brand new collection of Bridal Gowns and Bridesmaid Dresses N's 411 Come see our brand new collection of Bridal Gowns and Bridesmaid Dresses HOP A ttk -Vh le l'14'w SHAW SWIVEL IZOCKER CRICKET CHAIR It rocks! It swivels! And it's so pretty! Thick foam Nish ion and padded hack makes it so comfortable that its tin believable! OF CHARLOTTE Regular 8800 CHAIRS 1 5 950 Miss Ruth Wolcott daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederic Warren Rees of 2632 Providence Road is engaged to George Holmes Lashar of 350 Sharon Amity Road lie is the on of Mrs Lavonne La Due Lashar of Mount Dora Fla and Thomas Holmes Lashar of South Norwalk Conn They plan an Oct 7 wedding Miss Theo Anne Aldridge of KR East Blvd and Thomas Waring Best vk ill marry Aug 26 She is the daughter of Mr end Mrs James Preston Aldridge of Yanceyville lie is the son of Mr and Mrs Emor Waring Best of 1962 Sterling Load cnnAw Miss 1111- lie O'Neil Moore former Charlotte resident and Charles Travis Moorman of Austin Tex ill marry Aug 12 Shp is the daughter of Mr Mrs BenVett Albert Moore lie is son of Mrs Winona Moorman of Waco Tex and late Garner Henderson Moor-In a Breathtakingly beautiful dream come true wedding gowns and bridesmaid dressrs destined to create on unforgettable image of loveliness on yotir day of days engagement of her daughter Miss Janet Hinson to James Bruce Dennis of 1718 35th St Be is the son of Mrs Luther Stephens of 1017 Allen St The couple plans an Aug 27 wedding Miss Judy Gail Furr and William Harry Johnston will marry Aug 20 She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Nor roan Furr of 434 Peterson Drive He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Archie Johnston of 5925 Delta Road MONROE Miss Elizabeth Evangeline Hinson a senior at the University of North Carolina is to marry Robert Burns Clark Jr Sept 10 She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Vann Hinson Ile is the son of Mrs Rohert Burns Clark and the late Mr Clark LORIS Miss Sarah Elise Potts and Roy Dawson Bates of Columbia will marry Oct 7 She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Crockett Potts He is the son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Bates of Denmark The top quality hotel construction of these Shaw Chairs prove the ex cellence of these values! These prices only available for 6 more days! 4 OUR BRIDAL CONSULTANT will help you plan the perfect wedding large budgeted or limited LAWSON ARM CLUB CHAIR Foam cushion lined skirts In a choice of excellent fah ries makes this chair a top sale value! Selling less than normal muslin price! Regular 15330 eet1 GRACEFUL BARREL CLUB tl'' '1 4 't'f'i' 144 1 I 1 A )' si I k'cl 4 '1 Iltaar'4'Jf 't kt tjai tiU1 LOUNGE CHAIR You'll find it bard to believe this comfortable foam cush lolled chair is available at 'his low sale price To see It is to want it! 8 950 HELMS-110NEITUTT Miss Ruby Helms of 1912 Bay Si and Joe Honeycutt will marry July 30 She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Helms of Oakborn Ile is the Pon of 'Air and Mrs Honeycutt of Iluntersville nnd Mrs Doer of 150!) DOVMS MP announce the Ritgular 15300 Undecided On A Career? EARN $75 TO WO A WEEK! 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